Pacific Northwest Indian Tribe Exercises Sovereignty to Provide Desperately Needed Oral Health Care to its Community
There is an oral health crisis in Indian Country and as a member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, I have seen it firsthand.
Medicaid Managed Care is Getting a Makeover
Community Catalyst recently submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services around proposed regulations that make sweeping updates to Medicaid Managed Care.
The Takeaway: The South Leads the Nation…A Phrase We Don’t Often Get to Say
This week, Gallup released the results of a two-year survey on the nation's uninsured and the results have stunning implications for the South.
Rush to Judgment?
Under the Affordable Care Act, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is assisting states in integrating care for people who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid.
The Takeaway: No ACA-Related News (and Few Sparks) in First GOP Presidential Debate
Immigration and the nuclear deal with Iran dominated the first Republican presidential debate last night. Health care issues were decidedly second tier with candidates saying expected things about defunding Planned Parenthood and repealing the ACA. The Fox News moderators pushed...
We can reduce health disparities and ensure that ALL children have health coverage
Ensuring that families of all ethnic backgrounds access the health care they need to be healthy is one of the most important things we can do for our nation’s children.
Washington Uninsured Rates Among Lowest in the Nation with New Medicaid Options
Before new coverage options under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) rolled out in October of 2013, Washington CAN! mobilized to make sure the state accepted federal funds to cover low-income adults through Medicaid.
The Takeaway: Medicare and Medicaid at 50
Michael Miller reflects on the 50th Medicaid and Medicare Anniversary
North Carolina’s Direct Care Workers in the Coverage Gap
A recent paper from the Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute indicates that of North Carolinians who are affected by the Medicaid coverage gap nearly 10 percent are direct-care workers.